| The Sorrows of Satan | |
| Producer: | G.B. Samuelson |
| Distributor: | Walker Films |
| Runtime: | 56 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
The Sorrows of Satan is a 1917 British silent fantasy film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Gladys Cooper, Owen Nares and Cecil Humphreys. Made at Isleworth Studios,[1] and based on the novel of the same name, the plot involves a poverty-stricken author so depressed that he agrees to sell his soul to the Devil.[2]
The 1895 novel by Marie Corelli depicted the Devil sympathetically, a controversial choice that spurred significant sales. In the commercially successful film adaptation, Satan appears as a handsome, wealthy prince.[3]